Editing Ursa Major (section)

===Uralic traditions===
In the [[Finnish language]], the asterism is sometimes called by its old Finnish name, [[Big Dipper|Otava]]. The meaning of the name has been almost forgotten in Modern Finnish; it means a [[salmon]] [[fishing weir|weir]]. Ancient Finns believed the [[bear]] (''Ursus arctos'') was lowered to earth in a golden basket off the Ursa Major, and when a bear was killed, its head was positioned on a tree to allow the bear's spirit to return to Ursa Major.

In the [[Sámi languages]] of Northern Europe, part of the constellation (i.e. the [[Big Dipper]] minus [[Dubhe]] and [[Beta Ursae Majoris|Merak]], is identified as the [[bow and arrow|bow]] of the great hunter Fávdna (the star [[Arcturus]]). In the main Sámi language, [[North Sámi]], it is called ''Fávdnadávgi'' ("Fávdna's Bow") or simply ''dávggát'' ("the Bow"). The constellation features prominently in the [[Sámi anthem]], which begins with the words ''Guhkkin davvin dávggaid vuolde sabmá suolggai Sámieanan'', which translates to "Far to the north, under the Bow, the Land of the Sámi slowly comes into view." The Bow is an important part of the Sámi traditional narrative about the night sky, in which various hunters try to chase down ''Sarva'', the Great Reindeer, a large constellation that takes up almost half the sky. According to the legend, Fávdna stands ready to fire his Bow every night but hesitates because he might hit [[Stella Polaris]], known as ''Boahji'' ("the Rivet"), which would cause the sky to collapse and end the world.<ref>Naturfagsenteret.no: Stjernehimmelen (https://www.naturfagsenteret.no/c1515376/binfil/download2.php?tid=1509706)</ref>